Talrand, Sky Summoner EDH: Drakemaker

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Control Mono-Blue Multiplayer Tokens

Shinwizzles

Instant (47)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x Boomerang
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Cerulean Wisps
• 1x Clairvoyance
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Deprive
• 1x Disperse
• 1x Disrupt
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Fleeting Distraction
• 1x Forbid
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Illusion of Choice
• 1x Leap
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Obsessive Search
• 1x Opt
• 1x Peek
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Quicken
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Ray of Erasure
• 1x Reach Through Mists
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Repeal
• 1x Sapphire Charm
• 1x Shadow Rift
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Shrivel
• 1x Stream of Unconsciousness
• 1x Thermal Flux
• 1x Thought Scour
• 1x Twincast
• 1x Twisted Image
• 1x Unsummon
• 1x Vapor Snag
• 1x Visions of Beyond
• 1x Whispers of the Muse

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Aquitect's Will
• 1x Cloak of Feathers
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Portent
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Sleight of Hand
• 1x Sorcerous Sight

Land (31)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 25x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Temple of the False God

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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This is my take on an instant and sorcery based commander deck with Talrand, Sky Summoner as the general. I found the ability to be pretty cool, and a good way to get a whole bunch of flying blockers onto the field without wasting a ton of mana. The deck is mostly low to mid-cost instant and sorcery spells meant to control the board, draw some cards, or stall your opponents.

This deck is probably one of the most straightforward decks I've ever constructed. Use spells like Unsummon, Tidespout Tyrant, Vapor Snag, Cyclonic Rift, Echoing Truth and Inundate to bounce creatures back to your opponents' hands, forcing them to resummon them time and time again. They'll be hard pressed to find enough blockers on their side when you bounce their creatures and get a new drake at the same time. Sweep away all of their defenses, and then swing with a ton of flying 2/2s.

Counterspells aplenty in this deck. I tried to get plenty of variety, but also tried to stick to low CMC spells for the counters. I like being able to counter anything with too much text on it, so counterspells play a huge part in the deck. These are another invaluable line of defense for the deck. Although there are lots of counterspells, they aren't infinite, so use them wisely. I put the Isochron Scepter in the deck to copy a counterspell in case of emergencies.

Lasty, there's just some little tidbits of fun in there to help piss off your opponents. Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur, Stormtide Leviathan, Bident of Thassa, and Rhystic Study are in there for some extra card draw and locking the board down. Propaganda is in the deck as a means of defense, since the only other thing there is to rely on are the drakes and counter/bounce spells. A few other spells worthy of mention are Gravitational Shift, Favorable Winds, Eldrazi Monument, and Caged Sun. These will all help in beefing up the drakes to make them swing for more damage.

This is my first deck that is based around instants and sorceries. If there's anything that I'm missing, or if something seems like it doesn't belong, please let me know! Thanks!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 39 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.57
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Boar 2/2 G, Drake 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C